Department of English

Academic Outreach

English Department and the Landini Memorial Speaker Series

The Department of English at Indiana State University has launched a new series of lectures and readings named in honor of past-president of ISU and Department of English Professor, Richard Landini. The Landini Memorial Speaker Series will feature talks by faculty and visiting scholars on subjects related to literature, writing, and the English language. Programs will occur once a month during each spring and fall semester.

Landini Memorial Speakers Series: Spring 2009 Programs

• January 29th - Keri Berg, Assistant Professor of Spanish, I.S.U.: "Under the Crinoline: Empress Eugenie and Photography"
• March 19th - Mike Lunsford, feature writer (TH Tribune Star) and author: "The Power of Place: Writing about Home"
• April 2nd - Peter Carino, Professor of English, I.S.U.: "Baseball Studies: Where Did They Come From? Where Are They Going?"
• April 23rd - Laura Bates, Associate Professor of English, I.S.U.: "TYBALT MUST DIE! An Original Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet"

Note: Dr. Laura Bates will be the featured speaker for the next Landini Memorial Speakers Series on Thursday, April 23. Her program is titled "TYBALT MUST DIE! An Original Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet." The adaptation was created in collaboration with prisoners at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility--prisoners who, like Romeo had committed murder as teenagers. Thursday's presentation will include excerpts from a videotaped performance, as well as responses to the adaptation from incarcerated juveniles and students in Terre Haute's alternative high schools. The program is at 3:30 in Room 264 of Root Hall.

Available Writing Centers

The Indiana State University Writing Center takes as its primary mission one-to-one instruction in writing for all ISU students. The conferences between students and Center staff, either face-to-face or online, work to enable students to learn productive habits in pre-writing activities, drafting, revising, and editing.

Using directive and non-directive instructional techniques, the Center staff encourages students to do their own work but to value consultation as a worthwhile part of composing. The ultimate goal of the Center is to advance the skills of student writers and researchers. When a student leaves the Writing Center after an appointment, he or she will be further along in the process of producing a polished piece of writing.

The Center also strives to promote and support writing across the curriculum, serving students from all courses at all levels. The Staff also makes presentations to classes about writing and the Writing Center, while the Director of the Writing Center is available to faculty for consultations about designing assignments and integrating writing in non-English courses. From time to time the Director also conducts workshops for faculty at the University's Center for Teaching and Learning.

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• Writing Center Hours.

Archives

• Historical brochures promoting the English major.